House debates
Wednesday, 20 February 2019
- Motions (0 speeches)
- Dairy Industry (22 speeches)
I seek leave to move the following motion: That the House: (1)notes that: (a)Australia's dairy farmers are caught in a long-running cost-price squeeze, where they are paid less than the cost of...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Ministerial Statements (0 speeches)
- Australia-United States Joint Facilities (2 speeches)
by leave— Introduction The joint facilities we operate with the United States, such as the Joint Defence Facility Pine Gap, as well as the Australian facilities that host US strategic...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Business (0 speeches)
- Rearrangement (1 speech)
I move: That orders of the day Nos 2 and 3, government business, be postponed until a later hour this day. Question agreed to.
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Statements by Members (0 speeches)
- Racism (1 speech)
The rise of anti-Semitism in Australian society is a disturbing trend that must be stopped. Over Christmas, we saw the disgusting spectacle of a Neo-Nazi rally at St Kilda Beach attended by an...
- Whitney, Mr Des, Gulaptis, Mr Chris (1 speech)
For 40 years, Des Whitney has been serving the residents of Kyogle as a paramedic with Ambulance NSW. He loves working in Kyogle where everyone knows everyone. He received recognition in the...
- Minister for Finance and the Public Service (1 speech)
This Liberal government really has no clue. They're so out of touch, it is unbelievable. Yesterday, we learnt that the Senator Cormann, the Minister for Finance and the Public Service, has the...
- Dividend Imputation (4 speeches)
Labor's proposed $200 billion taxathon is the largest single increase in taxation proposed by an opposition since Gough Whitlam thought 'It's time' for higher taxes. The largest of their new...
- Government Procurement (1 speech)
On 11 December 2013, the Financial Review's headline read: 'Hockey dares GM to leave'. It was a terrible day for my electorate. Then Treasurer Hockey basically dared General Motors Holden to...
- Cousins, Professor Michael John, AM (1 speech)
Professor Michael Cousins AM is truly an outstanding member of the Mackellar community. But his work and legacy spans much further than just our community. Professor Cousins has had an impressive...
- Coalition Government (1 speech)
Public confidence and credibility in the parliament and its procedures continues to be trashed by the decaying Abbott-Turnbull-Morrison government. Yesterday, the Office of the Australian...
- Boothby Electorate: Health Services (1 speech)
The closure of the Repatriation General Hospital was one of the worst decisions made by the former South Australian Labor government. The South Australian members of the federal Labor Party,...
- Indi Electorate (1 speech)
Colleagues, I'd like to welcome to Parliament House today some of my electorate's many young leaders, and I'd specifically like a call out to the leadership team at Victory Lutheran College in...
- Moore Electorate: Health Services (1 speech)
Provision needs to be made for improved health services in order to meet the anticipated need arising from the growth in population of Perth's northern coastal suburbs. I fully support the...
- Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources (1 speech)
When I was elected in 2016, I made a commitment to represent my community and work for the Australian people. Yesterday, when the Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources encouraged the...
- Cowper Electorate: Federal Election (1 speech)
At the forthcoming election, the people of Cowper have an important decision to make. The Nationals have a great candidate running for Cowper at the next election in Pat Conaghan. Pat is a...
- Minister for Small and Family Business, Skills and Vocational Education, Minister for Human Services and Digital Transformation (1 speech)
What a week we've had for hypocrisy from this government again! We have heard in estimates from the Australian Federal Police that not once but twice the former Minister for Jobs and Innovation...
- Canning Electorate: Peel Health Campus (1 speech)
Two weeks ago, the health minister came to Mandurah to announce a $25 million investment in the Peel Health Campus. The Peel Health Campus was built in 1997, when the City of Mandurah was half...
- Morrison Government (1 speech)
During question time, sometimes the Minister for Human Services and I engage in back-and-forth. He does the back and I do the forth! The other day he asked me why I hadn't asked him a question....
- Petrie Electorate: Aged Care (1 speech)
I'm often in schools talking to young people. One thing I like to do is talk about senior Australians and the wonderful country that they have left us. I'm thankful, as someone who was born here...
- Member for Moore (1 speech)
I stand in this place because we want more! The behaviour of the member for Moore has been exposed as simply not good enough. Rock lobsters have been a hot topic in WA in recent weeks, but the...
- Infrastructure: Irrigation (1 speech)
Cyclone Oma could cross the southern Queensland coast very, very soon. That would bring yet another deluge, another massive flood. It seems self-evident, if we have massive floods in the north, a...
- Morrison Government (1 speech)
This is a desperate Prime Minister who leads a government where the member for Moore over there thinks he's done nothing wrong by abusing his position to promote a lobster-processing business in...
- Dairy Industry (2 speeches)
I've spoken before in this House about the crisis facing Australian dairy farmers. I met with representatives from Farmer Power, a dairy producers group from Victoria; and the South Australian...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Queensland: Floods (6 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Townsville has experienced the worst natural disaster in our recorded history. The devastating floods have affected more than 22,000 homes. Why won't the...
- Morrison Government (4 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Will the Prime Minister update the House on action the government is taking to build a stronger and more secure Australia? Is the Prime Minister aware of any...
- Minister for Small and Family Business, Skills and Vocational Education (8 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Yesterday in question time, the Prime Minister said that both Minister Cash and the Minister for Human Services cooperated with the Australian Federal Police...
- Regional Australia (4 speeches)
My question is to the Deputy Prime Minister. Will the Deputy Prime Minister update the House on the risks and opportunity cost to regional Australia from weakening Australia's borders and not...
- Government Procurement (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Yesterday the Prime Minister was asked whether all his ministers had fully complied with the ministerial standards in all of their dealings with Mr Andrew...
- Distinguished Visitors (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
I'd like to inform the House that we have joining us in the chamber this afternoon the parliamentary delegation led by the first Vice President of the National Parliament of Timor-Leste. On...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Climate Change (13 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development, the Deputy Prime Minister. Climate change poses massive risks to Australia's infrastructure, including from...
- Dividend Imputation (10 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. Will the Treasurer update the House on why it is important to provide older Australians the opportunity to secure financial independence in retirement? How would...
- Government Procurement (7 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Today it's been reported that the Australian Ambassador to the United States, Joe Hockey, who has a $1 million shareholding in Helloworld, helped a...
- National Security (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Home Affairs: Will the minister update the House on the importance of maintaining Australia's strong and consistent border protection policies? Is the minister...
- Government Procurement (7 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Can the Prime Minister confirm reports that US ambassador Joe Hockey was contacted by Helloworld CEO and Liberal Party Treasurer Andrew Burnes? Mr Hockey...
- Economy (4 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Defence Industry, representing the Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment. Will the minister outline to the House how Australia's resource sector is...
- Government Procurement (11 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister—
- Dividend Imputation (2 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. Will the Treasurer outline to the House how the government is guaranteeing the economic security of all Australians who have saved for their retirement? Is the...
- Ambassador to the United States of America (13 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. It's reported that an Australian foreign affairs official expressed concerns about a potential conflict of interest after Joe Hockey directed embassy staff...
- National Security (3 speeches)
My question is to the Attorney-General. Will the Attorney-General provide an update to the House on how weakened border protection will impact upon our justice system? Mr Brian Mitchell...
- Government Procurement (13 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Nine reports: In Mr Hockey's case, DFAT documents seen by The Age and Sydney MorningHerald show that he asked embassy staff to set up a meeting between...
- Economy (2 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. Will the Treasurer update the House on how a strong economy and housing market benefits hardworking Australian families, including in my electorate of La Trobe?...
- Government Procurement (4 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Is the Prime Minister confident that trips like the one by the Minister for Home Affairs and Joe Hockey with Helloworld CEO and Liberal Treasurer Mr Andrew...
- National Security (4 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs. Will the minister update the House on the success of the government's border security policies? Is the...
- Motions (0 speeches)
- Government Procurement (7 speeches)
I seek leave to move the following motion: That the House (1) notes that: (a) yesterday, it was revealed the Finance Minister received free flights to Singapore from Helloworld, which he booked...
- Distinguished Visitors (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
The member for McEwen has brought to my attention that the former member of the Victorian parliament and police minister, Andre Haermeyer is in the gallery today. Welcome to you. Honourable...
- Auditor-General's Reports (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
I present the Auditor-General's Audit report No. 27 of 2018-19, entitled Closing the Gap: Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet; Productivity Commission. Document made a parliamentary...
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Presentation (1 speech)
Documents are tabled in accordance with the list circulated to honourable members earlier today. Full details of the documents will be recorded in the Votes and Proceedings. And while I have the...
- Matters of Public Importance (0 speeches)
- Workplace Relations (13 speeches)
I have received letters from the honourable member for Gorton and the honourable member for Kennedy proposing that definite matters of public importance be submitted to the House for discussion....
- Parliamentary Representation (0 speeches)
- Valedictory (4 speeches)
Those of you who do know me very well know that the hardest thing about delivering this speech will be whether I make it through. Over 23 years in this place, I have, it's true, quietly, or not...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- New South Wales State Election (1 speech)
I rise to update the House on the ongoing reckless and arrogant behaviour of the New South Wales Liberal-National government. The 23 March state election will be a referendum on healthcare in the...
- Bennelong Electorate: Australia Day Awards (1 speech)
I rise to inform the House about some of the exceptional local individuals in Bennelong who have recently been recognised in the Australia Day honours for 2019. We have several recipients of...
- Adelaide: High School Zoning (1 speech)
I rise to speak tonight in complete outrage at what the Marshall state Liberal government in South Australia has done this week. What they've done is rip the rug of security out from under...
- Menzies Electorate (1 speech)
I rise tonight to commend 15 community organisations in my electorate of Menzies who are recipients under round 4 of the Stronger Communities grants. There were 15 organisations in the previous...
- Solomon Electorate (1 speech)
It's been a real privilege over the last week to hear the valedictories of people like the member for Adelaide, Kate Ellis; the member for Lilley, Wayne Swan; and then, this afternoon, the member...
- Mallee Electorate (1 speech)
On this quiet Wednesday evening I want to take the opportunity to reflect. I'm only on borrowed time now, Mr Speaker, before I finish with my term as the member for Mallee. No-one chooses to go...
- Constituency Statements (0 speeches)
- Port Adelaide Electorate: Health Care (1 speech)
On Monday, 4 February I was very proud to announce that, under a Labor government, the people of the western suburbs of Adelaide will at long last have access to a fully Medicare funded MRI...
- Forde Electorate: Child Care (1 speech)
It's a great pleasure to stand in this place and speak about the great job that our childcare centres are doing around the fantastic electorate of Forde. I've had opportunities of late to go and...
- Macarthur Electorate: Human Services (1 speech)
I rise today as honoured as ever to represent the wonderful electorate of Macarthur in south-west Sydney. As I have remarked many times in this place since coming into office in 2016, I'm...
- Groom Electorate: Sunrise Way (1 speech)
Last Friday, my wife and I attended a resilience breakfast at Sunrise Way, an alcohol and drug rehabilitation centre in our home of Toowoomba. Resilience was obviously the topic, the theme, of...
- National Disability Insurance Scheme (1 speech)
Colleagues, in my statement today, I want to draw attention to the rollout of the NDIS in Indi. I want to highlight some of the problems constituents are dealing with, and I want to put a call...
- Australian National Phenome Centre (1 speech)
I want to update you today in relation to phenomes. A phenome is a dynamic fingerprint of your body. By analysing the chemicals in the body, researchers can uncover the complex interactions of...
- Holt Electorate: Centenary of Armistice (1 speech)
I rise today to advise my constituency and people around it about a great opportunity for local community groups, sporting organisations, faith based institutions, local schools, TAFEs and...
- Dairy Industry (1 speech)
I welcome the end of Woolworths' $1 milk price. While 20c more for a two-litre bottle of milk is only a very small change, it's a huge change for dairy farmers and it's a massive change for the...
- Disability Services, Education (2 speeches)
I'm really proud of my community. It's a community where people have a go. Regardless of their economic status, who their parents are or whether or not they have a disability, they have a go. In...
- Calare Electorate: Australia Day Awards (1 speech)
This year I attended Australia Day celebrations in Eglinton, Oberon, Lithgow, Wallerawang and Yeoval. It was a great day across the region and a chance to reflect on how lucky we are to be...
- Morrison Government (1 speech)
I stand here today to say to the LNP government: how dare you not agree to more sitting days in order to enact the recommendations of the banking royal commission that would help protect...
- Moore Electorate: Health Care (1 speech)
Provision needs to be made for improved health services in order to meet the anticipated need arising from the growth in population of Perth's northern coastal suburbs. The public hospital and...
- al-Araibi, Mr Hakeem (1 speech)
Last week was a good week in this place in that we welcomed home Hakeem al-Araibi, a constituent of mine who had spent nearly 80 days in jail in Thailand when he should have been enjoying his...
- Bonner Electorate: Health Care (1 speech)
The coalition's stronger economy means we're able to deliver quality health care to the families of Bonner. That means more access to vital health services locally and less money and time spent...
- Queensland: Hospitals (1 speech)
Every year there are nearly eight million presentations to public hospital emergency departments across Australia. That works out at an average of 21,000 presentations each day, all with tales of...
- Woolgoolga Little Athletics, New South Wales Election (1 speech)
Little Athletics clubs in regional areas are a great stepping stone for our young athletes. Earlier this month I had the pleasure of presenting a grant to the Woolgoolga Little Athletics club to...
- Aged Care (1 speech)
Across Australia, more than 127,000 older people have been waiting for more than a year to access the care that they've been promised—to access the care for which they've received approval....
- Calare Electorate: Australia Day Awards (1 speech)
Australia Day is a wonderful opportunity to recognise some of our outstanding citizens and community groups. Today I'd like to recognise the Australia Day award winners from the Cabonne shire in...
- Veterans (1 speech)
I've spoken in this place many times before on the immeasurable commitments and sacrifices that our Australian Defence Force members make to serve our nation. I'm proud to have spoken on this...
- Flynn Electorate: Mining (2 speeches)
Today I'd like to speak about the coal industry and how last year $66 billion was added to our economy by coal operations mainly in Queensland and the Bowen Basin, and some, of course, in the...
- Statements (0 speeches)
- Ministerial Statements (0 speeches)
- Closing the Gap (9 speeches)
It drives me and my Labor colleagues on this side of the House to in fact double-down on our efforts to recalibrate the relationship between government and First Nations as a matter of priority....
- Bills (0 speeches)
